Rehearsals for the Memory of Water have begun, and the Grove Players site has been updated with Cast information.The Cast
| Vi | Marilyn Weiher |
| Mary | Carol Townsend |
| Mike | Bob Plowman |
| Frank | Tony Shannon |
| Teresa | Lanie Brown |
| Catherine | Kathryn Meiners |
Carol (right) buffing the Tinman
Carol in the Merry Old Land of Oz
Carol (right side, facing rear) reacting to the Wicked Witch's demand to Surrender Dorothy
Carol as one of the faceless Jitterbugs
Carol as the menacing Winkie (on left, behind Scarecrow)
Taking a bow (Carol is 2nd from left, the Ozian in green dress with white hat)
Last night marked Carol's triumphant return to television with her debut on ER! 38:27 into the episode, Carol makes her appearance as Neela and Gates are walking up the stairs to the L platform. She is walking down the stairs towards them, so we only see her back (distinguishable by her red earmuffs). In case you missed it, here is a close-up.
Screen time is only 8 seconds, but on network TV, that's an eternity! You can view the whole scene below.
... shots. Carol finally decided on which photos to use for her official head shots. (Thanks to all who sent feedback and helped her decide!) For your viewing pleasure, I present them here. Be sure to look for them on a theater playbill near you!
In other news... Happy Thanksgiving!
"A fabulously entertaining rendition of the Wizard of Oz!", said one anonymous reviewer. Craig Gustafson as the Cowardly Lion was channeling Bert Lahr, and Emma Pauer was too cute for words as Toto. Special effects were quite good for this community theater production.
Carol's Jitterbug #14 was chilling, thrilling, and full of energy. Spirit fingers and jazz hands, and just a hint of The Thriller were evidenced during this spooky dance number, which was inexplicably cut from the original movie production.
Aren't we just sickeningly cute in our matching Hilo Hattie wear? And SH, as a tribute to you, I also offer this picture. It was delicious!
Aloha, from sunny Hawaii! Carol has taken a break from her busy rehearsal schedule for a few days of rest and rejuvenation. More pictures to come... But don't fret, we'll be back in time for opening night, on November 17th!
If you missed out on Movin' Right Along, there is an updated slideshow on Shutterfly, with some new pictures.
The photos are viewable on Flickr (click here). Pick out your favorite three headshots and three 3/4 shots (or, as I like to call them, body shots), and let Carol know (babestownsend@yahoo.com) which are your favorites. Feel free to post Flickr comments as well.
Don't miss out on this opportunity of a lifetime! You can view some production photos of the show here, or clicking the photos above. Enjoy!
(L-R: Carol Townsend, Nicole Warren, Julie Bayer & Christine Wortham)
Movin’ Right Along runs August 18th through the 27th, with shows Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. The productions will be held at First Street Playhouse’s Fiore Theater at 160 S. Water Street in Batavia. Tickets are on sale now at www.soapboxtheatre.com.
L to R: Dennis Stewart, Carol Townsend, Nicole Warren, Julie Bayer, Charlie Rucker
Carol and I were baptized this weekend at our church, Willow Creek Community Church. After 25 years of beautiful weather for their annual summer baptism in the lake, we were afraid that ours was going to be the first to be rained out! But, after a gloomy, rainy and cold morning, the clouds parted (at least partly), the sun shone, and the temperature rose. It turned out to be a beautiful afternoon by the lake, and with friends and family (and several hundred other participants), we finally took the plunge! You can see more pictures here.
(No fish were harmed as a result of this baptism.)
What?! Carol appeared (past tense) in a stage show, and it wasn't reported here?! No announcement? We didn't send out emails and flyers, and flock to the show to see Carol's first appearance live and on stage?! (Well-- first appearance since playing Tigger in the seventh grade). I am ashamed to report-- yes, that is the case.
Who's that blonde bombshell in the third row? The new CNN newsbabe? Look at the determined way that she vies for the vice-president's attention; "Madame Vice-President! Madame Vice-President!" Babs is clearly visible several times in this scene, as the camera scans the group as the reporters ask their questions.
When the man comes into the room and starts whispering to the reporters, Babs turns around to see what the commotion is. The man whispers something to her, and she hurriedly gets up to leave the room, crossing right in front of the camera.
Last weekend, Carol and I took a break from cool and rainy Chicago to visit the sun and sand in Key West with some friends. A great time was had by all! Carol was especially pleased with the Key West Butterfly Conservatory. The variety of colors and species was amazing. As you can see, Carol made some new friends.
We did the required tourist activities... snorkel cruise, visited the southernmost point in the Continental US, visited mile-marker 0. We stayed at the lovely Avalon Bed & Breakfast. It was a great little place on the quiet end of Duval Street. You can see all of our pictures on Shutterfly.
This year, the weather was beautiful, 75 and sunny, and the show was fantastic. The Navy Blue Angels were the main attraction at the air show (always impressive), and the fireworks were unbelieveable. Pictures and video can't do it justice-- you just have to see it to believe it. If you want to check out some pictures from the airshow, you can view them on my Shutterfly page here.
A few moments later, as Kellerman questions Brinker about using the son of a company man as their "patsy", Agent Ross walks behind them, (a full screen traversal!) right to left.
And finally, when Brinker tells Kellerman that his job is "to be seen, not to be heard", Agent Ross again passes behind them and walks away from the camera.
Agent Ross must be exhausted by the end of the day! 
Next, at 19:52 into the episode, Carol is featured as one of the Prosecuting Attorneys in Lincoln's Trial scene. (So, when you think about it, we have Carol to thank for the fact that Lincoln was sent to prison and scheduled for execution. There wouldn't be a series otherwise!) In the standard version, you can only glimpse her from the back (right side of the screen, where the prosecuting attorneys are). But in the widescreen version, you can also see her packing up her briefcase as Veronica and Lincoln share a moment. See the three stills below, or the clip here.
And finally, at 21:42 into the episode, on the "L" platform, Carol is seen twice, from different angles. As the scene starts, she is coming up the stairs on the right of the screen (widescreen only). The camera angle then reverses, and she is now on the left, coming up the stairs and walking behind "C-Note" and his brother-in-law. Dig the funky hat! See the two stills below, or the clip below.
All in all, a great episode for Carol-spotting! You could almost make a drinking game out of it-- if you weren't really intending to get drunk. Stay tuned for the coming episodes where Carol shows her versatility as a Secret Service Agent, and once more reprises her role (perhaps visibly, this time) as a Reporter at a Vice Presidential news conference!
In the press conference where the VP was lamenting over the exhumation of her brother, Carol was one of the reporters off camera to the left.
You may have spotted Carol in Monday's Prison Break (3/21, episode 14, 15:35 into the episode), if you get FOX in HD (16:9 Wide-screen-- I do not think she was visible in the standard 4:3 version). In this scene where Nick and Veronica are trying to convince Nick's law school buddy to get them a hearing, you can catch a glimpse of Carol for .83 seconds. See the shot above, far left of the screen. What a performance!
After taking a small business class last year, Carol began to form a plan for selling Cheesecakes (or cheese pies) using her mother (Janie)'s recipe. After having tested and perfected the process (using many friends and family as willing test subjects), Carol took the step of forming a business. The notice above (which appeared in the DuPage Daily Herald) announces Carol's arrival into the world of small business! Now all that remains to be worked out is Health Department inspection, liability insurance, mass production and shipping logistics. Looking for a special dessert for your next birthday, wedding, baptism, bar mitzvah, holiday, surgery, or briss? Cheese Pie anyone? Place your orders by e-mailing janiescreamcheesepie@yahoo.com today!
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